BRUNSWICK — Twenty years ago, Peter Robbins made a phone call that changed his life. It was 1998, and Robbins was ordering wholesale Bohemian Coffee for a store where he worked when he found himself on the phone with Bohemian’s owner, Paul Hitz. On a whim, Robbins asked Hitz if he’ d be interested in […]
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Rabies scare: Avoid wild animals
BRUNSWICK — Town officials are advising residents to avoid wild animals, especially if the animals are acting strangely, and to not leave pets or children outside unsupervised following the fourth incident involving a rabid fox over the past three weeks. Brunswick Animal Control Officer Heidi Nelson received confirmation from the Maine Center for Disease Control […]
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Phillips motorcyclist injured in Brunswick crash
BRUNSWICK — A Phillips man was taken to Maine Medical Center after crashing his motorcycle along the Exit 28 northbound on ramp to Interstate 295 in Brunswick late Sunday night. The crash was reported to Brunswick police just before 11:30 p.m. Officers found a motorcycle off on the northern shoulder down over an embankment and the […]
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Brunswick police warn of a ‘widespread rabies epidemic’
Brunswick police on Tuesday said there appears to be a “widespread rabies epidemic” in the city after a fourth confirmed case of the disease. Police were notified this week that a fourth wild animal has tested positive for rabies in the past three weeks. A rabid animal — a fox — attacked a man who […]
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95-year-old Brunswick man clubs rabid fox in his yard
BRUNSWICK — A 95-year-old man used a broken plank to fend off a rabid fox on Monday. Robert Galen is the third person in Brunswick to grapple with a rabid fox in the last 10 days. Two residents were attacked on June 17. That fox was killed by a police officer. Galen has lived in his […]
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‘He looked vicious’: Brunswick woman recounts rabid fox attack
BRUNSWICK — A woman who was attacked and bitten badly by a rabid fox recounted the experience in a recent interview. The incident occurred June 17 when Barbara Senecal of Woodland Drive was walking to her mailbox to get her mail. Senecal, 72, said she often sees wildlife on her morning walk, so she wasn’t […]
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Two Brunswick residents attacked by rabid fox
A rabid fox attacked a Brunswick woman who was retrieving her mail Sunday, and then bit a neighbor who came to her aid. “A fox charged her and actually attacked her — bit her on the hand and both legs fairly severely,” said Animal Control Officer Heidi Nelson. “A neighbor saw what was happening, came […]
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Gramins' overtime goal gives Brunswick Class B boys' lacrosse title
Brunswick’s Max Gramins (10) is huggsed by teammates Aiden Glover, left, and Conner Foye, right, fololwing Gramins’ game-winning overtime goal in the Class B state championship game Saturday at Fitzpatrick Stadium. (John Ewing/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — Brunswick senior Max Gramins didn’t see his game-ending goal as much as he felt it. Flattened by a […]
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Dump truck rolls over and pins driver on Lisbon Falls Road in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — Fire and police responded to a reported Brunswick Public Works dump truck that had rolled over onto its side about 10:30 a.m. Monday on Lisbon Falls Road in Brunswick. The driver was initially trapped inside but was freed by firefighters, who cut the windshield out of the overturned truck. Police on scene didn’t […]
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Weldon R. Donsbach
VALLEY COTTAGE, N.Y. — Weldon R. Donsbach, 94, peacefully passed away Jan. 24, in hospice care at Tolstoy Foundation in Valley Cottage, N.Y., after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was born in San Antonio, Texas, Oct. 4, 1923, to Adolph and Cora Donsbach. He enlisted and served in the U.S. Navy from December 1942 […]